Road Rants and Reflections- The Saga Continues

Late Saturday afternoon at the Moultrie Swap Meet, they had to call in grief counselors as word spread that Alabama had lost their third football game of the season as they were spanked by Oklahoma in Oklahoma. An Alabama fan who was talking to me said, "Hell, that's not as bad as being whipped by Vanderbilt." Sorry, Paul.

On US 129 somewhere between Macon and Madison, there was a church with a sign that read, "He died on a cross. Your move."

Who knew that Jill Biden had so many red outfits that she could wear after Kamala died at the polls? If clothes could talk?

I had my "Trump Nation" flag hanging on the side of my cargo trailer in the space at the show. It's a 3-foot by 5-foot flag but apparently was not big enough for some schmuck who was a disciple of Sister Kamala to see. He wanted to discuss how Republicans are defaming her by claiming that the money paid Oprah Winfrey was somehow wrong. If only I had a video camera running to record these encounters.

Moultrie has three Waffle House restaurants that are all within about a two-mile drive. I had a meal at each. It's amazing how little some things have changed since I left the Waffle House in 1977. The employees are still talking about and arguing about the same shit that we did all those years ago. 

Ellis Brothers Pecans has white chocolate-covered pecan halves that are worth asking Santa for as a Christmas gift.

If you have never been to a large car show, you should go at least once. For me, watching the wagons, carts and other conveyances that people have cobbled together to haul their stuff around the show is the best part of the show.

There was a vendor near me at the Moultrie Swap Meet who was a young Yankee selling knives. He was entertaining, but somewhat unaware of politics in the Deep South. A conversation on the day before the swap meet started alerted me to the leftist lean in his politics. It doesn't really bother me; I have had lots of Communists as customers over the years. At Moultrie, they play the Star-Spangled Banner at 9:00 every morning. It is preceded by an announcement telling you to remove your hat and put your hand on your heart. I watched on the first day as the Yankee removed his hat but stood with his arms folded. I said nothing but when he repeated that performance on Friday, I walked over to him to share some thoughts. I explained that while I could just ignore his actions as either simple ignorance or just a political statement on the level of ignorant ball players kneeling during the national anthem, other folks might not be as understanding. I tried to explain the impact that his actions might have on his business. The next day, his hand was on his heart during the anthem. 

Highly recommended breakfast biscuit at Hog n Bones BBQ in Tifton is the smoked sausage link biscuit. You can feel the cholesterol surging through your veins as you eat. 

As I was almost home, I passed a home on NC 150 where there was a house still flying a "Harris Walz" flag on a pole in the front yard. I can only surmise that they haven't watched the news for the last three weeks. Either that or it is a replay of Jonestown inside.